Climate Change: Nepal's Growing Challenge and Legal Framework

Climate change has emerged as the biggest environmental challenge globally today. After the Industrial Revolution, greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere increased rapidly. As a result, the Earth's average temperature is continuously rising. Its direct impact is seen in the increasing frequency of abnormal natural events worldwide, such as extreme heat, drought, excessive rainfall, floods, landslides, avalanches, wildfires, and sea-level rise. The impact of climate change is becoming even more severe in mountainous and geographically sensitive countries like Nepal.Looking at Nepal's current situation, climate change is no longer just a potential future problem but a challenge directly linked to daily life....